As the year 2020 gets off to a fresh start, we launch new The Faster Than the Future mini-casts. With only five minutes, I’ll race the clock to share stories of science and technology. Some will be of great importance, some of fascinating interest, some just odd, but all will be fast.----more---- Stories: Meet Trump’s New 5G Czar https://www.lightreading.com/mobile/5g/meet-trumps-new-5g-czar/d/d-id/756490 MLB Will Use Robot Umpire System in Spring Training https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/rob-manfred-mlb-will-use-robot-umpire-system-in-spring-training/ar-BBZdOmD Betelgeuse, a Supergiant Star, May be About to Blow https://www.inverse.com/science/62284-betelgeuse-star-s-dimming-sparks-death-is-imminent GM Will Spend $2.2 Billion to Build Electric and Autonomous Vehicles at Detroit Plant https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/27/21083356/gm-cruise-ev-av-production-announcement-detroit-hamtramck-origin   Find us online at: Facebook: fb.me/SGSTPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGSTPodcast   Intro and outro music: Cosmic Pluck from Vycroft. ( https://freesound.org/people/vykroft/  ) Countdown music: Epic Game Music by klavo1982. (https://freesound.org/people/klavo1985/)